Research Interests:

Nonlinear dynamics of offshore platforms; wave mechanics and free-surface flows; nonlinear stochastic analysis; computational fluid dynamics; hydroelasticity; floating breakwaters; beach erosion; multi-hull-riser-mooring coupled dynamic analysis; liquid-sloshing & vessel-motion interactions, ocean renewable energy (floating offshore wind turbine) & wave energy conversion); smart offshore platforms.

Education

• 1989     Ph.D., Ocean Engineering at MIT(Massachusetts Inst. Tech.), USA
• 1983     M.S., Naval Architecture at Seoul National University, Korea
• 1981     B.S., Naval Architecture at Seoul National University, Korea

Awards

• WBCC Faculty Fellow Award (2015)
• Birdwell Endowed Teaching Award (1995)
• TEES Jr Fellow (1995)
• Certificate of Appreciation for Chairing OOE Committee by ASCE-COPRI (American Society of Civil Engineers, Coastal, Ocean, Port, and River Inst.) Board of Governors (2004)
• TEES Fellow for Outstanding Research Accomplishment (2009)
• Invited speaker at Korean Economy Summit Meeting (presided by Korea President and 4 ministers) May, 2012
• Invited Key-note speaker at plenary session of 2013 ASEM Intl. Conference
• Invited Key-note speaker at 2014 KOEA (Korea-America Offshore Engineers Association) Forum.
• Best paper award 2012 by Korean Society of Ocean Engineering (with Prof. J.C. Park etc.)
• ICOSE-15 International Conference Co-Chairman 2015

Experience

• Director of Ocean System Simulation Lab (2016 ~)
• 2006 – present             Professor at Texas A&M University
• POSCO Expertise Professor (2012 ~)
• Honorary Adjunct Professor, KAIST (2009-)
• 1996 – Aug. 2006 Associate Professor at Texas A&M University
• 1992 – Aug. 1996 Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University
• 1990 – Aug. 1992 Visiting Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University
• 1988 – Aug. 1990 Postdoctoral Associate at MIT
• 1984 – Oct. 1988 Graduate Research Assistant at MIT
• 1981 – Feb. 1983 Graduate Research Assistant at Seoul National University
• Consultant for Exxon, Mobil, Amoco, Conoco, Murphy, Spartec, Noble & Denton UK, SOS, Hyundai, STI, ODI, BHP, Daewoo, IMP, Samsung, Reid-Middleton, Offshore Tech., DSME, PNU, etc. (more than 20 companies)